Freedom is an innate virtue, your state of fulfillment or otherwise depends upon whether this natural endowment is used or misused by you respectively. You can progress in the direction of
a fulfilling life only when you have the freedom from jealousy as well as the freedom from the craving for pride.
All Struggle in this World is the Result of the Craving for Pride;
Most of us generally believe that we are the real owners of our various material possessions in this world and take great pride in thinking that we are the factual owners of these material possessions, where as the fact is that these material possessions are in the ownership of God. All the struggle of most people in this world is the result of the craving for the false pride of staking the claim for the material possessions around them.
Jealousy if Allowed to Dominate Eats into the Feeling of Fulfillment;
When a hot object is placed near ice, the ice starts losing its form and it finally gets converted into liquid, similarly Jealousy is a negative feeling which if allowed to dominate our being, it gradually grows stronger thus eating into the positive feeling of fulfillment and ultimately eradicating fulfillment completely from our lives. example, – when you get to know that another person has obtained the possession of some material object, which you also wish to have in your possession, then there are three different ways in which you can react to this event, the first and the most common way is to feel jealous of the other person, the second way could be, to be indifferent to such an event and the third way could be, to be feeling genuinely happy for the person that now possesses an object that would make him or her happy, this kind of disposition is the mark of an abundance mentality, which states that there is enough for everyone deserving and there is no shortage of any type, meaning it is not a zero sum game , where the gain of one person is necessarily the loss of another person.
To be able to experience fulfillment, the third way, marked with abundance mentality, when followed naturally by you, will be an indication that you are progressing on the right path to fulfillment. The fact of life is that each living being has to die some day or the other and we are no exceptions. Whatever deeds, divine or evil, a person does to acquire the possession of the material objects, has to face the consequences as a result of these deeds. After death there is no way the possession of these material objects can be retained by that particular person. Therefore there is no point in feeling jealous or craving for the false pride of possessing these material objects.
This Craving for False Pride is fueled by Passion and Ignorance;
Your reaction to any situation is governed by the dominating mode of your being, which may be exhibited by your acting under the spell of either ignorance, passion or goodness.
Ignorance; Under the spell of ignorance you tend to neglect the universal eternal truths and their impact, you are just motivated by the present ,you are so deeply entrenched in the clutches of the present moment that all your thinking capabilities are short circuited to support the act you wish to pursue in the present moment. You tend to get swayed by the emotions prevailing at that point in time, there by blocking out your access to the complete reasoning and thinking process, which could have guided you in terms of the effect of the action that will be produced as consequences of your action, such a situation can be averted by developing emotional intelligence.
Passion; When over powered by your passion you deliberately focus on acquiring objects you passionately wish to own and are willing to forego all other things , by acting in such a way you knowingly compromise on the universal eternal truths and expose yourself to the long term sufferings to be produced as a result of your actions. The difference that action taken under passion has with that taken under ignorance is that while under passion you tend to ignore the universal eternal truths through your reasoning whereas under ignorance you lose your discerning capability and all your reasoning, logic and thinking powers are completely blocked. So your actions under the spell of passion are still a matter of choice whereas those under the spell of ignorance are totally disconnected from your thinking reality in terms of the consequences arising out of your actions.
Acting in Goodness Gives Freedom from Jealousy as well as Craving for False Pride;
Goodness; While in goodness you are equally concerned about the people around you and your behavior at all times is guided by the intent of not offending others through your actions, thus you see that the complete norms of etiquette flowing from this thought in different cultures and civilizations, where others, their respect and comfort are placed before the objective of self aggrandizement
Freedom if misused can take you away from the things you want to achieve, by leading you into the wrong direction, whereas its correct use can propel you to great heights and you can program yourself to achieve the things you desire in life
Knowing that you are, were or will only be a caretaker of the material possessions in your control, and the only owner is God, your craving for the false pride of owning the material objects will sublimate paving way to the attitude of leading a righteous life by following the universal eternal natural truths and imbibing the divine virtues in your life.
God Bless
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